Construction assistant
Dewcon

Get the foundations of your building and construction career off to a great start with this placement!

Working with qualified tradespeople, you will gain valuable, practical, real-world experience in the workplace.

Based in Frankston South, this local business will give you a terrific opportunity to build on your industry skills and knowledge.

Skills You Might Learn

Students may have the opportunity to attain a broad range of skills while on work placement. These will include valuable general employability skills such as:
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Problem solving
- Initiative and enterprise
- Planning and organising
- Self-management
- Learning
- Technology

Students may attain vital industry specific skills which will also relate to their studies such as:
- Hands-on practical experience
- Observing and learning from industry qualified and experienced professionals
- Working in real-life scenarios and environments
- Working with tools and equipment necessary to the occupation and business
- Liaising and working with colleagues, bosses, customers/clients and suppliers.

Typical Tasks & Duties

During your placement, you may undertake the following:
- Stack, store and inventory of materials
- Locate key features of a site plan as well as from sectional details and elevations.
- Carry out steel fixing and concreting to simple forms.
- Prepare the construction process for wall and floor tiling, solid plastering, drywall plastering, brick and block laying.
- Use hand tools
- Perform basic carpentry, demolition steelwork and painting.
- Labour for trades on site, given suitable supervision.
- Observe OH&S procedures on site
- Clean site equipment under supervision
- Apply safe handling and use of plant and power tools

Student Requirements

Some employers have specific requirements relating to student placements. These may include sending in a resume, sighting a current Working with Children Check (WWC), gaining parental permission for the student to travel with employer or attending an OH&S induction prior to commencing a placement.

Please contact the employer at least two weeks prior to the placement start date to see if there are any additional requirements

Dress Requirements

Most employers will have an expectation on what is appropriate dress or a requirement (such as safety or uniform) for the workplace. Please contact employer for details relating to any dress and protective clothing requirements prior to the placement commencement date.

Another good idea is to look at the people at the workplace during your interview – observe what they are wearing and use this as a guide for how you should dress when you attend your placement.

Special Transport Requirements

Student is to arrange own transport to and from the employer, or discuss with employer to arrange meeting place etc. Not near public transport.